desirelines book club: episode 6

The desirelines book club is hosted at desirelines book shop by multi award-winning writer Monika Radojevic. This is a book club that will explore the messiness, intimacy and complexity of desire, sex and sexuality in literature. Expect a carefully curated selection of books and open-minded, respectful discussions where everyone is welcome. Our next pick is 'Secretary' written by Mary Gaitskill A writer engulfed by a new obsession, an occasional sex-worker, a runaway, a teenager entering the workplace: these four tales of desire and dislocation explore the rough edges of relationships and the inner lives of women negotiating their precarious place in the world. In these coolly compelling and quietly devastating stories, Gaitskill evokes with razor-sharp precision the pleasure, pain, fear and longing that haunt modern life. Grab a copy and join us at the store on 1 December at 7pm. Luma registration essential. About the book club: as the famous saying goes: everything is about sex except sex. sex is about power. the ways that literature portrays sex are a reflection of taboos, social norms, human desires and emotional intimacy. they can also be a reflection of the person that wrote them, their biases and privileges, their unique insights into vulnerable, pleasurable or dangerous moments. we want to explore the many ways these themes come up in some of the best literature around.